Politics and the Church Politics and the Church – God, Jesus, the Church, Religion & Society [Part 14] 28 Apr 20168 Jul 2018 This is a continuation of a discussion on how politics was influenced by the Bible and religion during the foundation years of this nation. Earlier generations believed that citizens being…
Politics and the Church Politics and the Church – God, Jesus, the Church, Religion & Society [Part 13] 21 Apr 20168 Jul 2018 For the next three weeks I will concentrate on politics and the interface with the Bible and religion during the foundation years of this nation. From the seventeenth until the…
Politics and the Church Politics and the Church – God, Jesus, the Church, Religion & Society [Part 12] 14 Apr 20168 Jul 2018 Today's society is moving away from Biblical lifestyles and beliefs faster than ever, and there are no signs of an imminent reversal of this pattern. Originally America was intentionally founded…
Politics and the Church Politics and the Church – God, Jesus, the Church, Religion & Society [Part 11] 7 Apr 20168 Jul 2018 This week we will start on a sub-set of God, Jesus, the Church, Religion & Society. I say this because it is an overview of American beliefs over the life…
Politics and the Church Politics and the Church – God, Jesus, the Church, Religion & Society [Part 10] 31 Mar 20168 Jul 2018 Last week we took a look at the beliefs of many American adults. If those beliefs were disturbing for you well get ready for even more disturbances. Exploring the beliefs…
Politics and the Church Politics and the Church – God, Jesus, the Church, Religion & Society [Part 9] 24 Mar 20168 Jul 2018 This week we will take a look at morality and worldview within our today's society. Much of this information is disturbing but unfortunately not surprising. (Barna Group, "Frames Wave 2"…
Politics and the Church Politics and the Church – God, Jesus, the Church, Religion & Society [Part 8] 17 Mar 20168 Jul 2018 After God delivered His people from bondage in Egypt and set them on their way to becoming an independent nation, He stopped them in the wilderness and delivered to them…
Politics and the Church Politics and the Church – God, Jesus, the Church, Religion & Society [Part 7] 10 Mar 20168 Jul 2018 This week we will take a look at the nation's beliefs about eternity and salvation. One of the most controversial aspects of Christianity in contemporary America relates to salvation. In…
Politics and the Church Politics and the Church – God, Jesus, the Church, Religion & Society [Part 6] 3 Mar 20168 Jul 2018 This week we will take a look at our nation's beliefs about God's activity. Most Americans do not pay much attention to the supernatural realm during the course of a…
Politics and the Church Politics and the Church – God, Jesus, the Church, Religion & Society [Part 5] 25 Feb 20168 Jul 2018 This week we will take a look at the myth about "separation of church and state". I will start out by quoting the 'religion' clause portion of the First Amendment..."Congress…
Politics and the Church Politics and the Church – God, Jesus, the Church, Religion & Society [Part 4] 18 Feb 20168 Jul 2018 Last week we took a look at society's attitude in general about God and Jesus. What a confused society! We, as a nation, have gone from placing Christian principles as…
Politics and the Church Politics and the Church – God, Jesus, the Church, Religion & Society [Part 3] 11 Feb 20168 Jul 2018 Last week we took a look at the part 'Faith' is or is not playing in our society. We could see that statically faith that our Founding Fathers had in…
Politics and the Church Politics and the Church – God, Jesus, the Church, Religion & Society [Part 2] 4 Feb 20168 Jul 2018 Last week we started an introduction as to how our beliefs impact the interplay between values and beliefs as a nation. This week we will take a look at the…
Politics and the Church Politics and the Church – God, Jesus, the Church, Religion & Society [Part 1] 28 Jan 20168 Jul 2018 Before we continue I must make two points so that one may understand the direction we are going. First, while I will utilize the term "society" to identify the general…
Politics and the Church Politics and the Church – Where to now? [Part 5] 21 Jan 20168 Jul 2018 Last week I mentioned that we would take a look at today's values so that we might ourselves determine how they may affect our children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, etc. Most…
Politics and the Church Politics and the Church – Where to Now? [Part 4] 14 Jan 20168 Jul 2018 What has happened to America? Same basic land mass; considerably different tenants. An examination of the values we have recently adopted or abandoned tells an interesting story about the heartbeat…
Politics and the Church Politics and the Church – Where to now? [Part 3] 7 Jan 20168 Jul 2018 This week we take a look at today's core values. We jump forward 250 years from the 'Foundation Period'. As stated last week, while there has been several societal changes,…
Politics and the Church Politics and the Church – Where to now? [Part 2] 31 Dec 20158 Jul 2018 We will now take a look at the core values and support values that 'fed' the initiation of this great nation we are fortunate to be citizens of. Not all…
Politics and the Church Politics and the Church – Where to now? [Part 1] 24 Dec 20158 Jul 2018 We have seen in the past weeks the beliefs of many...in some cases most...Americans. What, though, do you believe? For example: You don't like to wear a seat belt but…
Politics and the Church Politics and the Church – Establishing a Position [Part 5] 17 Dec 20158 Jul 2018 Last week we took a look at the changes to direction that this nation has taken and to many this is very distressful and disconcerting. What to do? Wring our…
Politics and the Church Politics and the Church – Establishing a Position [Part 4] 10 Dec 20158 Jul 2018 Now for the past three weeks we have seen statistically that the general citizenry of the United States is not happy with the direction the nation is currently taking, has…
Politics and the Church Politics and the Church – Establishing a Position [Part 3] 3 Dec 20158 Jul 2018 For the past two weeks I have discussed the general public's dissatisfaction with the state of the nation and with the church's ability to positively impact that state. We are…
Politics and the Church Politics and the Church – Establishing a Position [Part 2] 26 Nov 20158 Jul 2018 Last week we outlined the attitude of our nation concerning our lifestyles and standards of living. This week we will take a look at America's attitude on the moral and…
Politics and the Church Politics and The Church – Establishing a Position [Part 1] 19 Nov 20158 Jul 2018 "History merely repeats itself. It has all been done before. Nothing under the sun is truly new. Sometimes people say,"Here is something new!" But actually it is old; nothing is…